List of islands of the Faroe Islands explained

Islands of the Faroe Islands
Native Name:Føroyar
Native Name Link:Faroese language
Location:Norwegian Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates:62°N -53°W
Archipelago:Faroe Islands
Total Islands:18
Major Islands:Streymoy, Eysturoy, Vágar, Suðuroy
Area Km2:1399
Highest Mount:Slættaratindur
Elevation M:882
Country:Faroe Islands
Country Largest City:Tórshavn
Country Largest City Population:12,393
Population:50,235
Population As Of:7-2017
Ethnic Groups:Faroese,
Danish

This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands. There are 18 islands, of which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited. Besides these 18 islands there are also several islets and skerries in the Faroes.

NameArea [km<sup>2</sup>][1] Population (12-2018)[2] Population density [inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>]Main settlementsSýsla (District)
Streymoy373.524,27665.0Tórshavn and VestmannaStreymoy
Eysturoy286.311,49040.1Fuglafjørður and RunavíkEysturoy
Vágar177.63,27118.4Míðvágur and SørvágurVágar
Suðuroy166.04,58827.6Tvøroyri and VágurSuðuroy
Sandoy112.11,23111.0SandurSandoy
Borðoy95.05,26155.4KlaksvíkNorðoyar
Viðoy41.060514.8ViðareiðiNorðoyar
Kunoy35.51464.1KunoyNorðoyar
Kalsoy30.9762.5Mikladalur and HúsarNorðoyar
Svínoy27.4260.9SvínoyNorðoyar
Fugloy11.0373.4KirkjaNorðoyar
Nólsoy10.322722.0NólsoyStreymoy
Mykines10.3141.4MykinesVágar
Skúvoy10.0333.3SkúvoySandoy
Hestur6.1203.3HesturStreymoy
Stóra Dímun2.7103.7DímunSandoy
Koltur2.510.4KolturStreymoy
Lítla Dímun0.800Suðuroy
Total1,39651,312Ø 36.8

See also

Notes and References

  1. Statistics Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands in figures 2012, Argir 2012, ISSN 1603-8479, S. 7 (PDF)
  2. http://statbank.hagstova.fo/pxweb/en/H2/H2__IB__IB01/fo_vital_md.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=8f0c8cde-441d-4c24-a4e4-de1a00aa6e48 Επίσημη εκτίμηση